Antecedent
71Antecedent (law) — Antecedents are the life history and previous convictions of a defendant in a criminal case. They are colloquially known as previous convictions (or simply previous ) in the U.K. and prior convictions (or simply priors ) in the United States and… …
72antecedent stream — a stream already in place before the rise of a mountain range, subsequently cutting through the rock at the same rate as the mountains rise and so maintaining its position. This has consequences for fish distribution, dispersal and migration …
73antecedent year — the year when fish were spawned …
74antecedent drainage — the maintenance of course by an old river over more recent uplifting of the land surface …
75antecedent sign — any precursory indication of an attack of disease …
76antecedent precipitation index — A precipitation index that is based on the amount of previous precipitations [16] …
77antecedent-soil moisture — The degree of water saturation in the soil prior to a precipitation event [16] …
78antecedent stream — A stream having established its course before occurrence of orogenic events that would later alter the general drainage pattern [16] …
79antecedent event — prior occurrence, previous event …
80antecedent debt — A debt previously contracted, whether or not due. Fletcher, Appellant, 136 Mass 340, 342. A debt once binding which has become unenforceable by operation of law, without release or discharge by the obligee. 17 Am J2d Contr § 130 …